Hungary

Miss Pop Rocks: Kellie Pickler is Dumb But So Haaaawt, Y’all

Kaki King does NOT live up to the Hungarian translation of her name

Final Thoughts on the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

For the Love of Sauerkraut

Somehow a restaurant from the Black Forest finds its way to Midtown

Going Batty

Ballet's sensual Dracula is deep, dark and a bit clotted

News of the Weird

Ballet's sensual Dracula is deep, dark and a bit clotted

Schmatz Move

A restaurant aims to conquerHouston with Austrian open-faced sandwiches

Barney! Biz! Bluebonnets!

And other signs that Texas Monthly's brain trust doesn't have a neuron left

Hungarian Horror

Talking heads handicap the opening of this Holocaust documentary

The United Nations of Food at Phoenicia Specialty Foods

Talking heads handicap the opening of this Holocaust documentary

The Keller Quartet

Hungary's most respected classical music performers stop off in Houston on their way to Carnegie Hall

Warmed Over

Plus: Shoe Scuff, Stand Up, Broiler Steam

Tipsy Gypsies

Gogol Bordello combines Balkan folk traditions with a theater of anarchy

Various Artists

Putumayo Presents Gypsy Groove

Beauty Amid the Horror

Fateless paints a stunning portrait of a Jewish teen's death camp survival

Mild Wilde

A Good Woman would benefit from a good actor or two

Get Inside. It's Summertime!

Your guide to the season's hottest films (and the other ones, too)

Texas Burger Binge

Our food critic reports on the state of the Texas burger -- and recommends 18 you need to try immediately

The Killers vs. the Killers

How do these pretty boys stack up against some real dealers of death?

He's So Klute

Tom Withers drops his drum 'n' bass on Clark's

Who's Your Daddy?

Track your true identity along a DNA trail left behind by your ancestors

Capsule Reviews

A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

Fly Spy

Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson's cash-in pays off

Letters

Shell Game, Desperately Seeking Susan, Hungary for Tex-Mex

But Seriously...

The Danube

News of the Weird

The Danube

Nuit Prowler

In the 1930s, Paris was quite a city. And Brassai was quite a photographer.

For Memorial Day, Part 2: One Vet's Journey Back To Pearl Harbor

The Japanese were bombing Pearl Harbor, and Nicolas Maershbecker's ship was stuck. Maershbecker was an engineer on the USS Perry, a high-speed minesweeper, and responsible for starting the boilers in the engine room. He couldn't, though, because the ship's smokestacks were still blocked by ... More >>

Michael Jackson: Magic Moments With The King Of "Alleged"

It's a sure bet that when Neil Armstrong dies, coverage will be limited to a two minute retrospective culminating with "One small step for man..." playing over his official NASA photo. Meanwhile, CNBC today is still reporting on the "financial impact of Michael Jackson's death." One walked on the m ... More >>

Help A Brother Out For Peace

​Heading into work this morning, we noticed two guys walking down Milam who we assumed were either crazy American or regular German tourists.They looked like twins and were dressed identically, each sporting a frame backpack with a bedroll attached to the top. We didn't think much of it, until the ... More >>

Trying to feed the homeless? Not so fast! Meanwhile, METRO blows $80K congratulating itself.

Highlights from the Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM

Hot Hungarian Gyulai Kolbasz

​An Eastern European friend gave me some Gyulai salami recently. My kids won't eat it, and neither will my dog. But I love the stuff. It is the hottest salami I have ever encountered. The one I tried is made by Bende Meats, a company just outside of Chicago that specializes in Hungarian produc ... More >>

The Moral Ambiguity of Killing Kasztner

​Documentary filmmaker Gaylen Ross's new film Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt with Nazis hits the screen at Houston's Angelika Theater today. If you don't know the name Rudolf Kasztner, you aren't alone. Although the Hungarian journalist and lawyer saved more than 1,600 Jews during WWII, h ... More >>

Atari Teenage Riot's Empire

Techno-punks have a new MC and a new message.

Capsule Stage Reviews: Chess, Driving Miss Daisy, Sleuth, The Waiting Room

Techno-punks have a new MC and a new message.

Top 5 Must-Haves in a Killer Wine Bar

boo_licious​Call it my wine bar intuition. Sometimes, a place just doesn't sit right with me. Lately I've been thinking about why that is. Generating a successful wine bar means much more than meeting the general requirements of wine service, such as knowledgeable staff and proper storage. Qu ... More >>

Capsule Stage Reviews: Bus Stop, Gee's Bend, Triple Focus, Weekend with Pablo Picasso

boo_licious​Call it my wine bar intuition. Sometimes, a place just doesn't sit right with me. Lately I've been thinking about why that is. Generating a successful wine bar means much more than meeting the general requirements of wine service, such as knowledgeable staff and proper storage. Qu ... More >>

What the Hell Is a Churkey?

bbc.comMy, those little turkens sure do look delicious!​What has the body of a chicken, the head of a turkey, and is bred for its skills in magic? Okay, so that last one's a rip on Napoleon Dynamite, but there really is such a beast, originating in the far corners of Eastern Europe. Recently ... More >>

Joseph Haydn: The Travels of His Purloined Noggin

Ludwig Guttenbrunn​The old joke goes something like this: "Why couldn't they find Beethoven's teacher?" "Because he was Haydn?" "No, because they stole his freakin' skull and passed it around for phrenologist to fondle!" Ok, the old joke stops before the decapitation of one of the greates ... More >>

Ana Popovic

Ludwig Guttenbrunn​The old joke goes something like this: "Why couldn't they find Beethoven's teacher?" "Because he was Haydn?" "No, because they stole his freakin' skull and passed it around for phrenologist to fondle!" Ok, the old joke stops before the decapitation of one of the greates ... More >>

Bartender Chat: Marcus Gausepohl of CHA Champagne & Wine Bar

​I had passed CHA Champagne & Wine Bar on Waugh across from Whole Foods so many times but hadn't stopped in until this week. I was in a celebratory mood because I'd gotten 90 percent of my Christmas shopping done on Cyber Monday and felt I deserved a pat on the back glass of Champagne. A frien ... More >>

Whack a Mole

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy takes us back to the Cold War.